Virtualization

Virtualization

Of or relating to many techniques, methods, or approaches in order to make a virtual version of something.

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storage virtualizer

Software; Virtualization

A system that abstracts and aggregates physical storage on behalf of a storage-using client.

storage virtualization devices

Software; Virtualization

Device that aggregates capacity from multiple heterogeneous arrays and manages a logical representation of this capacity. Most of these devices can also have physical disks installed internally, ...

A local procedure that implements the client side of a remote procedure call. The client calls the stub to perform a task. The stub packages the parameters, sends them over the network to the server, ...

supported partition

Software; Virtualization

A virtual disk partition that VMware Tools can prepare for shrinking, such as one of the drives that make up the virtual hard disk. See also shrink.

suspend

Software; Virtualization

(n) A state in which settings are preserved and actions are no longer performed. (v) To turn off a virtual machine while preserving the current state of a running virtual machine. See also resume.

swap file

Software; Virtualization

See page file.

swapping

Software; Virtualization

When you power on a virtual machine, a process in which a corresponding swap file is created and placed in the same location as the virtual machine configuration file (.vmx file). The virtual machine ...